Klickitat County, WA Population

Overview

22,478

Total Population

46.2

Median age

48.91%

Female population %

104.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

66.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,714

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Klickitat County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Klickitat County is 46.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Klickitat County's population under 18 was 19.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Klickitat County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Klickitat County, 16.05% were under the age of 15, 14.05% aged 15 to 29, 46.06% aged 30 to 64, 22.36% aged 65 to 84, and 1.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 488 less females than males in Klickitat County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.91% females and 51.09% males in Klickitat County, WA.
The Klickitat County, WA gender ratio is 104.4:100 i.e. 104.4 men to 100 women (1.044).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 956.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,000.

Klickitat County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Klickitat County population: 89.59% are White, 0.69% are Black or African American, 1.37% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.40% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.55% are some other race and 6.38% are multiracial.
Klickitat County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,714 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,764 (87.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Klickitat County is White with a population of 20,137 (89.59% of the total population).

Klickitat County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 23,271 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Klickitat County's population increased by 1,158 (6.03%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Klickitat County's population increased by 2,441 (11.98%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Klickitat County's population was lowest in year 2002 at 19,163.